Hybrid single-phase variable reluctance motor
US5122697A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 30, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jun 16, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02K29/08
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A hybrid single-phase variable reluctance motor includes a stator with four inwardly salient teeth evenly spaced around a central core. A phase winding is operatively associated with two diametrically opposed stator teeth. Energization of the phase winding causes a temporary magnetization of those two teeth. A rotor disposed for rotation in the central bore has two outwardly salient teeth disposed generally at 180 degrees with respect to each other. A single permanent magnet is disposed adjacent the central bore at the end of one of the stator teeth other than the two having phase windings. A position sensor is disposed at the fourth stator tooth for detecting the rotational position of the rotor in the central bore. The position sensor is disposed in one quadrant of the motor in which the flux resulting from the permanent magnet and the flux resulting from the energization of the phase winding are in the same direction.
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